Basic Accessibility Practices
Explore essential accessibility techniques including writing descriptive alt attributes for images and associating labels with form elements. Understand how these practices enhance user experience for people with disabilities and improve search engine indexing.
Ensuring that our website is accessible to all users is a fundamental aspect of modern web development. Accessibility not only benefits users with disabilities but also enhances the overall user experience and broadens our audience reach. In this lesson, we’ll explore two key practices to improve accessibility: using alt attributes for images and properly labeling form elements for screen readers.
Proper use of alt attributes for images
The alt attribute in the <img> tag provides alternative text descriptions for images. This text is crucial for users who rely on screen readers or have images disabled in their browsers.
Why is the alt attribute important?
Accessibility: Screen readers read the alt text aloud, allowing visually impaired users to understand the content and purpose of images.
Fallback content: If an image fails to load, the
alttext appears in its place, informing users about what was intended to be displayed....